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Event Series: Healing through Art: Integrated Self-Help Techniques

Healing through Art: Integrated Self-Help Techniques

Healing through Art: Integrated Self-Help Techniques

Virtual

September 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CDT

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Discover Art’s Powerful Pathway to Healing

Art isn’t just creative—it’s connective. When words fall short, it becomes a powerful bridge between emotion and expression. Trauma impacts the brain, body, and spirit, and in those moments when words fall short, art can be a powerful tool for healing. This session explores how creative expression can be a meaningful part of an integrative healing journey.

Led by VSN Peer Leader and certified First Aid Arts facilitator, Tanya Mac, this interactive session offers hands-on, arts-based techniques to support your personal growth and resilience. You'll learn how trauma shows up in the body, how the arts can help, and leave with simple, meaningful tools to respond to stress—no art experience required.

Supplies Needed: Blank paper and any of the following–colored pencils, markers, crayons, or a pen

What You'll Gain

  • Insight into how trauma impacts the body and how creativity can help
  • Practical, art-based tools to manage stress and support emotional healing
  • A welcoming space to reflect, create, and connect through guided expression

This Event is Open To

  • Spouse/partner of active-duty service member/post-service veteran
  • Divorcee or widow/widower of active duty service member/post-service veteran
  • Family member/caregiver of active-duty service member/post-service veteran
  • Active duty service member/post-service veteran

Eligibility varies by session. View our event calendar for details on other offerings.

About Social Club

Social Club is a peer-led, supportive space where military and veteran families and community members can connect, reflect, and grow together. Each session offers encouragement, shared experiences, and practical tools for resilience and well-being.

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Looking for one-on-one support? Peer 2 Peer Connect pairs you with a trained VSN Peer Leader for individualized support. For more resources and updates, follow @veteranspousenetwork and subscribe to the VSN Newsletter. Questions or concerns? We’re here to help at vsn@austin.utexas.edu. 

Frequently Asked Questions

No, Social Club is not a therapeutic or clinical service. It’s a welcoming, peer-led space for connection, conversation, and mutual support.

For the best experience, we recommend joining from a quiet, distraction-free space and arriving on time, as participants who join more than 15 minutes late may not be admitted. Be sure to have your Zoom link ready from your confirmation email.

You must register at least 72 hours before an event. Most programs are ongoing series with multiple dates. Please check our calendar for upcoming sessions.

No, all events are completely free to attend. We are a grant-based program and believe in removing barriers to connection and support and are proud to offer these sessions at no cost to our community.

No—VSN is based at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Military & Veteran Family Wellness, but we are a nationwide network open to any military-connected individuals in the US and beyond.

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